Where is the best to live in or near Dallas with good school system?|126962

Im considering moving to Dallas. Im an RN and finding a job will be the easy part. Im needing suggestions regarding school systems. Which areas have good school systems? Should I live outside Dallas? If so, what town? Will be renting an apartment, so any suggestions regarding would be really helpful.

The northern suburbs are the best. Plano, Frisco, Lewisville, and Richardson are nice areas.

If you want to be in the city then Dallas is okay, there are small towns like Lucas within commuting range so you can have the best of both worlds. But I would suggest you work in McKinney which is less than 30 minutes from Dallas but is growing yet still real pleasant, Lowry Crossing or Princeton [which has a high quality school system] are real short hops from there but offer nice homes not double-wides, on land, for great prices, like 1,900 sq ft on 1 acre for around $155k. If you like the coast, consider Galveston or Corpus Christi. Avoid Houston, it is over-populated due to refugees from Katrina. Cost of living is much lower in TX and there is a huge range of terrain and climate.

One of the best things with Cities in Texas, if you can work a schedule that is a little off the normal hours, traffic isn_t bad. Living in the McKinney area gives you country living but short drives to all the amenities of the city. Dallas museums, opera, symphony, landmarks, restaurants, race tracks (dirt track, drag racing, TX Motorspeedway for NASCAR). Hospitals in McKinney, Allen, Plano, Richardson, Dallas: Healthsouth, Presbyterian, Baylor etc.
It is important to understand the difference between driving commutes in NJ/TX; if I work late the I can make the 27 mile route home from Dallas, in 35 minutes, w/o breaking the speed limit, as there are only 2 lights _ 1 Stop sign. At rush hour I take back roads, 24 miles, yet still make the trip in under an hour, sometimes as quick as 45 minutes.

Site w/home finding parameters including lot size:

http://www.ebby.com/properties/propertie��

Private lake, south of Dallas, watefront property ownership available:

http://www.private-communities.org/texas��

Local to Dallas area, Real Estate Agent:

http://www.melbadavis.com/


http://www.mls.com/
you have to register to use this site, but it is useful.

Helpful Texas sites below, some of the places are a ways from Dallas, like Galveston at 300 miles, but due to open highways that_s only 5-6 hours, most folks think nothing of making a run like that for a 3 or 4 day weekend. Email me any questions:

http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/


http://www.galveston.com/


http://www.cctexas.com/
Corpus Christi

http://www.portaransas.org/


http://www.txtreasure.com/
Gambling boat

http://www.nps.gov/caha/


http://www.fortworth.com/


http://search.cityguide.aol.com/dallas/


http://www.cbdfw.com/


http://www.rockinr.com/
for tubing the Guadalupe river

http://www.hill-country-visitor.com/defa��


http://www.fossilrim.com/index.php

Plano, Frisco or Southlake

Plano is the best and it has the best top of the line hospitals as well. Plano ISD is the best, almost equal to private schools, high with technology and best in nation.
Baylor hospitals in Plano are great, and they just opened Bayloy Heart hospital and its the state of art _ technology. Move to Plano, its only 20 min to downtown Dallas, if you have to go! You will find everything in Plano. West Plano is more trendy specially Preston @ Park, Park @ Dallas Tollway (Willow Bend area). East Plano is less developed, cheaper to live, with lots of parks and less crowded and some sketchy neighborhoods.
2 bedroom apartment could run $700-$1100

School system information:


http://www.tea.state.tx.us/perfreport/ac��